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California State University, Northridge
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MATH 102 | Pre-Calculus I
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2024
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Factoring Perfect Squares and Perfect Cubes The following is a list of perfect squares. 12 = 1 22 = 4 32 = 9 42 = 16 52 = 25 62 = 36 72 = 49 82 = 64 92 = 81 102 = 100 112 = 121 122 = 144 If a variable with an exponent has an even exponent then it is a perfect square. To get the square root, we simply divide the exponent by 2. For example x8 is a perfect square, its square root is x4 . x11 is not a perfect square. The following is a list of perfect Cubes 13 = 1 23 = 8 33 = 27 43 = 64 53 = 125 63 = 216 73 = 343 83 = 512 93 = 729 103 = 1000 If a variable with an exponent has an exponent which is divisible by 3 then it is a perfect cube. To get the cube root, we simply divide the exponent by 3. For example x9 is a perfect cube, its cube root is x3 . x11 is not a perfect cube.